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allegedly

/əˈlɛdʒ.ɪd.li/

allegedly adverb: according to allegation(s); supposedly, reportedly.

Adverb

allegedly (not comparable)

  1. According to allegation(s); supposedly, reportedly.
    • Near-synonyms: reportedly, reputedly, putatively, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly
    • The suspect was allegedly involved in the robbery, but his alibi placed him in another state at the time.

allegedly meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam

allegedly in Hindi

कथित रूप से

allegedly in Tamil

சாட்டியுரைத்தபடியே, குறித்த முறையில், கூறப்படும், கூறப்பட்ட, நம்பப்படும், குற்றஞ்சாட்டப்பட்ட

allegedly in Urdu

اِلزاماً

allegedly in Malayalam

supposedly, reportedly, reputedly
ആരോപിക്കും വിധം, ആരോപിച്ചപോലെ, സ്പഷ്ടം, പ്രസ്താവിച്ച പ്രകാരം, വിചാരിക്കുംപോലെ, അനുമാനിക്കപ്പെടും വിധം
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allegedly in Gujarati
કથિત રીતે, કથિતપણે, કથિત રૂપે
allegedly in Tagalog
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Examples of allegedly in a sentence

  • The game is allegedly exciting.
  • Philip Rivers is allegedly having the best season of any quarterback in the league.2008 November 13, Jason Whitlock, “The 10 best and 10 worst NFL coaches”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
  • ...her onscreen tears are allegedly real.2009 February 20, “The Closer”, in New York Daily News, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2009:
  • An ATV-riding Texan was a massive problem to Tesla owners when he allegedly rammed his 4-wheeler into multiple cars during an unprovoked hit-and-run spree on Tuesday.2025 March 27, Nicholas McEntyre, “Texas menace accused of ramming mini 4-wheeler into parked Teslas in chaotic spree”, in New York Post:

Synonyms of allegedly

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Origin of allegedly

From alleged + -ly.

Words formed from allegedly

Questions about allegedly

What does allegedly mean?
Allegedly means according to allegation(s); supposedly, reportedly.
What is allegedly in Hindi?
Allegedly in Hindi is कथित रूप से. See Allegedly meaning in Hindi.
How do you use allegedly in a sentence?
The game is allegedly exciting.
What part of speech is allegedly?
Allegedly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce allegedly?
Allegedly is pronounced /əˈlɛdʒ.ɪd.li/.

Words near allegedly in the dictionary

  1. allegeances
  2. allegeaunce
  3. allegeaunces
  4. alleged
  5. allegededly
  6. allegedly
  7. allegement
  8. allegements
  9. alleger
  10. allegers
  11. alleges

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: allegedly (page history and authors); allegedly (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); allegedly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); allegedly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); allegedly (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); allegedly (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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